diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
index 15281e0bce3..b9985960678 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ def get_cmd(m, subcommand):
     if (is_install or is_refresh) and m.params['disable_gpg_check']:
         cmd.append('--no-gpg-checks')
 
+    if subcommand == 'search':
+        cmd.append('--disable-repositories')
+
     cmd.append(subcommand)
     if subcommand not in ['patch', 'dist-upgrade'] and not is_refresh:
         cmd.extend(['--type', m.params['type']])